Distinguished MBSE Modeler

Job No: 503981
Work Type: Staff Full Time (1500 hours or greater)
Location: Dayton, OH
Category: Research Institute Staff
Department: Applied Digital Solutions - 250612
Pay Grade: R5 - Exempt
Advertised: October 20, 2026

Applications close: October 26, 2026

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Modeler with a strong understanding of software and hardware development lifecycles and data integration across multiple sources. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between systems engineering, software engineering, hardware engineering, and data management, using MBSE methodologies to drive development decisions, improve traceability, and ensure system alignment with mission and stakeholder needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and manage MBSE models (e.g., SysML/UML) to capture system architectures, interfaces, behaviors, and requirements.
• Define and model data flows across multiple sources, ensuring consistency, interoperability, and alignment with enterprise-level architectures.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to translate MBSE artifacts into actionable software development tasks and architectures.
• Drive software development activities by ensuring requirements, constraints, and interfaces are accurately represented in the system model.
• Establish traceability between system requirements, MBSE models, and software implementation.
• Support integration of modeling tools with software development environments, CI/CD pipelines, and data management systems.
• Facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration between systems engineers, software developers, and data engineers.
• Provide technical expertise in model governance, configuration management, and best practices for MBSE adoption.
• Support clients in helping them understand Air Force Digital Materiel Management (DMM) requirements and guidance by applying advanced technical concepts to solve unusually complex problems.
• Provide technical direction for junior engineers, project managers, and technicians as a subject matter expert, supporting DMM efforts as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering.
• 20 years working in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8 years hands-on experience with MBSE methodologies and tools (e.g., Cameo/MagicDraw, Rhapsody, Enterprise Architect, Capella) for software and/or hardware.
• Proven experience with leveraging MBSE in the software development processes (Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD).
• 5 years experience modeling data structures, flows, and integrations across heterogeneous systems.
• Proven ability to use MBSE to drive decision-making in software development projects.
• Knowledge of system-of-systems architectures, digital engineering practices, and model integration standards (e.g., SysML, UPDM, UAF, DoDAF).
• Proven ability with complex requirements derivation, flow down, & management.
• 10 years experience engaging with stakeholders to capture requirements, communicate system design, and verify system performance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work across engineering domains.
• Attention to detail.
• Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

• 25 years experience in Systems Engineering.
• 10 years experience in government, defense, or aerospace programs.
• Familiarity with cloud-based architectures, APIs, and data exchange standards.
• Experience connecting MBSE models to simulation environments or digital twins.
• Demonstrated success in championing MBSE adoption within software development teams.
• Experience in leading small technical teams
• Active TS Security Clearance

Special Instructions to Applicants:

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

Closing Statement:

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.